In the 5th episode of FPL Escapades; Anand, Akshay and Sanket are joined by a very special guest and a stalwart of Indian Football; Arunava Chaudhuri. With an imminent return of German Bundesliga 2019/20 on the horizon, we discuss The nail biting 5-way title race involving Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, …
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Sunday, January 19 witnessed the first Kolkata derby of the decade and what a match it turned out to be. In the end, I-League leaders Mohun Bagan emerged victories with a 2-1 win over struggling archrivals East Bengal at the Saltlake Stadium. And for me personally it was a great …
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Just days before the start of the Indian Super League – Season 6 last month, the ISL’s chairperson Nita Ambani had stated that the league wanted to play matches abroad. Nita Ambani had said in a media statement, “I do want to take it (the ISL) abroad, at least play …
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Swiss football magazine ZWÖLF has published an article written by me on the FC Basel 1893 – Chennai City FC partnership in its latest issue. In the article I focus on the opportunities, challenges and more of the partnership looking at the two partners on where they stand, what they …
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Tonight, India face Bahrain in their third 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A match at the Sharjah Stadium which will decided the outcome of the group. Before the match I had the opportunity to meet some of the Blue Pilgrims, the Indian national football teams fan group, and get …
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Besides writing on my blog arunfoot.com, I once in a while do my arunfoot Videoblog on Facebook LIVE on the latest in the world of football with a special focus on Indian and German football. In the latest installment I speak about the following: 1. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup …
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January 6, 2019; the date will from now always be remembered as a historic day for Indian football and the Indian national team! Why? Simply because the Blue Tigers deservingly trashed Thailand 4-1 in their 2019 AFC Asian Cup – Group A opener at the Al Nahyan Stadium in Abu …
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My dear Readers, Dear Friends, I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas & a blessed festive season!!! Also I wish you all a happy New Year 2019, stay healthy and safe with load of good football for all of us. Regards, Arunava Chaudhuri arunfoot
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On Tuesday evening the CDU party in my German home town of Remscheid held a reception with football and society as the topics of discussion. On the panel were Hans-Joachim Watzke (Borussia Dortmund), Peter Frymuth (DFB, German FA) und Rainer Frömberg (former VfB Remscheid player) alongside CDU Remscheid head Jens …
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The fourth edition of the International Frankfurt Football Summit is set to be held on Tuesday, September 4 at the Villa Kennedy with Indian football a topic for the first-time ever. The football conference, which was initiated in 2015, takes into account the increasing internationalization of football and, as the …
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